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سلب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 تسلّبت ذ , (S, K,) said of a woman, (S,) i. q. أَحَدَّتْ [i. e. (assumed tropical:) She abstained from the wearing of ornaments, and the use of perfumes, and dye for the hands &c., and put on the garments of mourning, ] عَلَى زَوْجِهَا [ for her husband ]: (K:) or, as some say, اـِحْدَادٌ is for the husband; (S, A;) but تَسَلُّبٌ is sometimes for another than the husband: (S, TA:) [therefore] تسلّبت signifies (assumed tropical:) she put on the black garments of mourning; (M, TA;) as also ↓ سلِّبت: (M, A:) you say, عَلَى ↓ تُسَلِّبُ زَوْجِهَا or حَمِيمِهَا (Lh, M) (assumed tropical:) She puts on the black garments of mourning [ for her husband or her loved and loving relation or friend ]: (M:) and عَلَى مَيِّتِهَا ↓ سَلَّبَتْ (assumed tropical:) She put on the black garments of mourning for her dead one: تَسْلِيبٌ having a general application. (A.)

Derived headwords

تسلّبتverb
  1. 1.
عَلَى زَوْجِهَا
عَلَى مَيِّتِهَا